Taco Pizza
Servings: 6 〉〉 Serving size: Two 3-inch slices
You will need
- ½ pound ground beef
- ½ packet taco seasoning
- 1 (14-ounce) prebaked Italian pizza crust
- ¼ cup taco sauce
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican blend cheese
- 1½ cups shredded lettuce
- 1 ripe tomato, chopped
- Fat-free or reduced-fat sour cream
Shopping list
- Ground beef
- Taco seasoning packet
- Prebaked Italian pizza crust
- Taco sauce
- Shredded reduced-fat Mexican blend cheese
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Fat-free or reduced-fat sour cream
Nutrients per serving
- Calories 320
- Total Fat 10g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 35mg
- Sodium 740mg
- Total Carbohydrates 35g
- Dietary Fiber 2g
- Sugars 2g
- Protein 19g
What to do
- Brown ground beef in large skillet. Drain excess fat.
- Add taco seasoning to ground beef according to package directions. (Note: You are making half the amount.)
- Drizzle taco sauce evenly over pizza crust.
- Spoon seasoned ground beef onto each pizza and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle cheese over pizza.
- Place pizza in skillet over medium heat. Cook 10-15 minutes or until crust is crisp and toppings are heated thoroughly. Check bottom of crust to prevent burning.
- Sprinkle lettuce and tomato over pizza.
- Serve with sour cream if desired.
Turn pizza into healthy choice
- Choose reduced-fat cheese instead of regular cheese to save calories and fat.
- Substitute lean meats, such as ham, chicken or turkey, for pepperoni and sausage.
- Load pizza with vegetables, such as corn, broccoli, spinach, green peppers and mushrooms. Cut vegetables into small pieces and let children put on pizza.
- Try whole-grain pizza crust, halves of whole-grain English muffins or halves of whole-grain bagels to increase fiber.
Be food safe
- If several slices of pizza have been left out overnight, is the pizza still safe to eat? No.
- Pizza and other cooked food should never be left out of refrigerator for more than two hours unless kept hot. This is true even if no meat is used.
- Foodborne bacteria grow fastest at temperatures between 40oF and 140oF and can double in number every 20 minutes.
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